The El Camino College sophomore quarterback was downright nightmarish to the visiting Grossmont College Griffins in last night's season opener in Murdock Stadium.

Jackson shredded the outmanned Griffin secondary with his precision passes, leading the defending state champion Warriors to an easy 56-13 victory.

“We were pretty fired up for this game,” El Camino coach John Featherstone said. “Two years ago Grossmont came in here and whipped our fannies in the second half of (a playoff game). There are still a few guys on our team who remember that.”

Grossmont's offense was sputtering and misfiring throughout the evening. The Griffins' downward spiral began early with a lost fumble on the second play of the game.

Not only did El Camino cash in that miscue for a touchdown, the Warriors went on to build a 21-0 lead less than eight minutes into the evening.

While Jackson was completing 13-of-21 passes for 177 yards and three touchdowns in 2½ quarters, running back Tavares Pressley was rushing for 159 yards and two scores on a mere 10 carries.

“I was a little worried about our offense because we'd been struggling a little bit of late,” Featherstone said. “Of course, we were going against our defense every day in practice.”

El Camino showed no signs of stress in its bout with the Griffins. The Warriors racked up 604 yards on 80 plays.

“We got some pretty good mileage tonight,” said Featherstone, a former standout receiver at San Diego State.

Same couldn't be said for the Griffins, who mustered up only 127 total yards on 59 plays. They finished with minus 24 yards rushing.

“I don't know if it was because this was my first game back in two years or what,” said Grossmont quarterback Blake Sutton. “It was a humbling experience. We couldn't do anything right.”

Sutton completed just 13-of-38 passes for 151 yards. He did throw a 15-yard scoring strike to Elijah Brown late in the first half. But by then El Camino was breezing 35-6.

“When it was 21-0 I had a chance to throw two touchdown passes,” Sutton said. “One I threw too skinny, and the other one I underthrew. I'm taking a lot of this loss on my shoulders.”

A noble gesture, but Sutton was not the only Griffin having an off night. There were dropped passes, missed tackles and breakdowns in the secondary.

Clearly, El Camino dominated both sides of the trenches.

“Our defense scored as many points as we did as an offense,” Sutton said.

The defensive score came with less than six minutes remaining when Cayman Sutton (no relation) sacked a reserve El Camino quarterback, causing a fumble. Brian Ray scooped up the loose ball and dashed 8 yards for the final touchdown.

“We've got a lot of work to do, but the talent is here and we'll bounce back,” Jordan said.

PALOMAR 34, SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY 14: Quarterback Hunter Wanket (19-for-32, 326 yards, three touchdowns), receiver Tobias Shanks (seven catches, 200 yards, one touchdown) and an opportunistic defense led the way as the Comets outgained the Wolverines 509 yards to 199 to win their season opener at Escondido High School's Wilson Stadium.